395: Chapter 395 Asking for Trouble

Gu Xuantian's eyes were full of pleading, but Shen Yan paid him no heed.

He said coldly, word by word: "Let go!"

As soon as the words fell,

Gu Xuantian finally realized he was still holding Shen Yan's hand.

He hurriedly let go of Shen Yan's hand and begged,

"CEO Shen, I swear! Believe me, I am extremely obedient. You point east, I go east. You tell me to go west, I go west!"

Seeing the man who was always arrogant and domineering in front of him now willingly running over to beg for mercy, Shen Yan felt a surge of satisfaction. He curled his lips and looked at Gu Xuantian with malicious intent, saying to him:

"Is that so... You say you are very obedient, right? Fine, kneel down now and kowtow three times, then say sorry. I shouldn't have scolded you before, or shown off in front of you."

Hearing this, Gu Xuantian's face instantly turned pale.

"But... But haven't I already apologized?"

Shen Yan's expression turned cold again.

"Didn't you say you would be an obedient pawn? If you don't even listen to my command now, how can I believe you will listen to me after regaining the position of Chairman of the Gu Group?"

"Or perhaps... your original plan was to let me handle things for you first, and then you would cross the bridge and burn it behind you?"

Gu Xuantian trembled without speaking.

He indeed had that intention.

But he was truly out of options.

Ever since Gu Mingming took the position of Chairman of the Gu Group, he was completely expelled from Gu Corporation.

The high-ranking executives and Employees who used to side with him, for some unknown reason, now avoided him like the plague.

No matter how he sought them out, those people were unwilling to help him.

He hadn't failed to approach friends he used to get along well with, but without exception, they either blocked him or gave him sarcastic remarks.

Under immense pressure, an idea formed in his mind.

That is, the reason he ended up in this state was because he was not the Chairman of the Gu Group.

He hadn't forgotten how the high-ranking executives on the Board of Directors were watching Shen Yan's expression when he convened the Board meeting.

Although he didn't know how Shen Yan managed it, he firmly believed that Shen Yan must have played a role in the executives changing their minds at the last minute.

So, he ran over to beg Shen Yan.

Hoping Shen Yan could help him regain the position of Chairman of the Gu Group.

Originally, he thought that as long as he showed weakness to Shen Yan, Shen Yan would help him.

After all, the terms he offered were very good.

Unexpectedly, Shen Yan wouldn't even grant him a meeting and threw him out at the door.

He thought Shen Yan wanted to see his sincerity, so he specifically waited outside the company gate for several hours.

He just didn't expect that after waiting for so long, he finally got to see Shen Yan, but Shen Yan was unwilling to agree to the terms he proposed.

Not only that, but he was also being demanded to kneel and kowtow in apology.

But how could he possibly do that?!

Lost in thought, Shen Yan had already continued walking forward.

Seeing Shen Yan about to walk away like that, Gu Xuantian gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and immediately knelt down.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three sounds of kowtows echoed.

Gu Xuantian closed his eyes, enduring the humiliation, and shouted: "I'm sorry, I apologize for all my previous actions. Please forgive me!"

Seeing Gu Xuantian actually kneel and kowtow in apology, Shen Yan couldn't help but let out a chuckle.

He truly hadn't expected Gu Xuantian to take his words seriously.

Seeing Shen Yan laughing so heartily, Gu Xuantian felt a bad premonition.

He asked Shen Yan stiffly: "I... I have already knelt and kowtowed, can you agree to my request now?"

Shen Yan replied while laughing: "I never said that if you knelt and kowtowed, I would agree to your request. You were just being sentimental and putting on a show by yourself."

Saying this, he looked at Gu Xuantian with relief in his eyes: "However, I still have to thank you for performing this act in front of me; it has cheered me up considerably."

Gu Xuantian sprang up from the ground.

He pointed at Shen Yan's nose and shouted with a crimson face: "You are shameless!"

Shen Yan shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "Where am I shameless? You just didn't listen clearly to what I said."

Gu Xuantian trembled all over with anger. He said to Shen Yan in a constantly shaking voice: "You can't treat me like this! The Gu Corporation was originally mine!"

Shen Yan scoffed: "I don't care whose company it is. Anyway, I will only let Gu Mingming be the Chairman of the Gu Group."

"If you're not happy, you'll just have to swallow it!"

After saying this, Shen Yan left without looking back.

He did not tell Gu Mingming about Gu Xuantian seeking him out.

Because he felt that Gu Mingming should already be overwhelmed with internal matters at Gu Corporation, and there was no need to bother Gu Mingming with this matter.

Of course, the most important reason was that he had his own things to do.

This incident was merely a small interlude in his life.

Time continued to move forward.

Finally, the day arrived when Gu Corporation was preparing to hold a press conference to announce its cooperation with Company Name.

After only a few days apart,

Shen Yan noticed that Gu Mingming looked considerably haggard.

He walked up to Gu Mingming in surprise and asked him: "Did you not rest well?"

Hearing Shen Yan's question, Gu Mingming rubbed his temples and nodded at Shen Yan.

"I didn't expect the internal situation of the group to be messier than I imagined. To handle these issues, I stayed up for several consecutive nights."

Saying this, he let out a deep sigh.

"Being the Chairman isn't as easy as I imagined. Even though I am the Chairman, very few of the executives respect me."

Shen Yan patted Gu Mingming's shoulder: "It's alright, you have plenty of time to win over those people in Gu Corporation."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Mingming's eyes darted, and he turned to ask Shen Yan:

"By the way, I forgot to ask you last time, how did you make those people on the Board of Directors so obedient to you?"

Shen Yan raised his eyebrows and asked Gu Mingming: "Why do you ask?"

Gu Mingming smiled: "I'm not blind. I can see that they let me become the Chairman because of your words."

Shen Yan smiled without answering.

Seeing that he hadn't answered the question for a long time, Gu Mingming couldn't help but ask again.

"So, how exactly did you do it? Can you tell me? I want to use the same method..."

Shen Yan shook his head while smiling.

"We used the same method. It's just that your method was more tactful and indirect, while mine was more direct."

Gu Mingming looked confused for a moment.

"What do you mean?"

Shen Yan pointed at his phone.

"The materials I sent you. You said you hadn't sorted it out, but this kind of thing isn't very difficult, so I had someone help handle it when I got back."